One of my absolute favorite hobby blogs is Tale of Painters, which is a group blog run by six really talented guys – some of their work has been featured in the “Armies on Parade” section that used to run in White Dwarf magazine – and a cast of equally-talented guests. Currently the principals are […]

One inevitably makes mistakes, small and large, when painting miniatures. The small ones can usually be dealt with by painting over the error, but the larger ones often defy such straightforward solutions. And then there’s the case where you buy already-painted armies to cannibalize them, because it’s cheaper than paying for new models off the shelf. […]

When I first discovered Les Bursley’s (unspeakably awesome) AwesomePaintJob videos, it struck me that he’d always attach the base of whatever model he was working on to an empty GW paint pot using some poster tac. These expedient model painting handles enabled him to manipulate his work without actually touching it and, potentially, ruining painstaking […]

I really, really do not like paint pots. There are a few reasons for this. First, I think pots are intrinsically wasteful. Air is the mortal enemy of paint, and pots expose more paint to the air than alternatives even if a hobbyist is excruciatingly careful and keeps the pot open just long enough to dispense […]

But for a coat of matte varnish I finished my Kabalite Warrior test model over the weekend, and I wanted to put up a few pictures – including some closeups – and write a bit about what I like and don’t like about how it turned out.

A while back I reviewed the Tabletop Gaming Bunker Acrylic Paint Shelf as an access and storage solution for Vallejo- and Reaper-style dropper bottles. While my review was mostly positive, I noted that the flat-horizontal orientation of the shelves created problems in terms of retention (droppers would fall out of the shelf given any good […]

One of my absolute favorite hobby blogs is Tale of Painters, which is a group blog run by six really talented guys – some of their work has been featured in the “Armies on Parade” section that used to run in White Dwarf magazine – and a cast of equally-talented guests. Currently the principals are […]